My bondage and my freedom : Part I - Life as a slave, Part II - Life as a freeman / by Frederick Douglass ; with an introduction, by James M'Cune Smith.
| Author/creator | Douglass, Frederick |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York ; And Auburn : Miller, Orton & Mulligan, 1856, ©1855 (Auburn [N.Y.] : Miller, Orton & Mulligan, Stereotypers and Printers) |
| Description | xxxi, 2 unnumbered pages, 34-464 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : facsimile, portrait ; 19 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Related Electronic Resource: Web site with full text of another edition (New York and Auburn -- 1857 -- 464 p.) |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Smith, James McCune, 1813-1865. |
| Other author/creator | Buttre, John Chester, 1821-1893, engraver. |
| Other author/creator | Smith, Gerrit, 1797-1874, dedicatee. |
| Other author/creator | Warren, Acastus, autographer. |
| Spine title | My bondage and freedom |
| Contents | Part I. Life as a slave -- Part II. Life as a freeman -- Appendix. |
| Abstract | Autobiography of the nineteenth-century abolitionist who advocated the full freedom of the blacks. |
| Local note | Joyner Rare copy includes autograph of Acastus Warren of Rusell[sic], [New York?] on front fly leaf. |
| General note | Running title on versos, p. 34-334: Life as a slave. |
| General note | Running title on versos, p. 336-406: Life as a freeman. |
| General note | Running title on versos, p. 408-464: Appendix. |
| General note | Running title on rectos varies with contents. |
| General note | Frontispiece signed: Engraved by J.C. Buttre from a Daguerreotype. |
| General note | Frontispiece portrait includes facsimile autograph. |
| General note | At least one issue includes printing information at head of title: Seventeenth thousand. |
| General note | Includes printer's imprint on t.p. verso. |
| General note | Dedicated to Gerrit Smith. |
| Acquisitions source | Joyner Rare copy purchased from Valley Books, 2/12/20 |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| Genre/form | History. |
| Genre/form | Specimens. |
| Genre/form | Slave narratives United States 19th century. |
| Genre/form | Autobiographies United States 19th century. |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | Rare Collection | E449 .D738 1856 | ✔ Available | Request Material |